was i wrong?
JK Freak
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Andalusia, Alabama
Saturday night having some drinks with the wife and friends at a bar on St. Pete Beach and i see a nice JK with the top down pull up into the parking lot. Looking at it closer I see that that the soft top is all jacked up. I put my drink down and walked out and asked the guy if he had a minute for me to show him the proper way to put his soft top down. He was actually really cool and said sure. Dude didn't even have the windows out, just had everything smashed into the trunk with the arms sticking straight up.
After the lesson he was thankful and the JK was saved from any further damage.
Did I do the right thing or should I just minded my own business?
After the lesson he was thankful and the JK was saved from any further damage.
Did I do the right thing or should I just minded my own business?
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 125
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From: va beach
Great Job!
Not only did you give the guy help when he needed it you showed him a good example of the kinda people that are in the jeep community. May have made another "jeep for life" guy in the process.
When i was younger (alot younger) I had a guy cross I-10, wheeled across the grass median to help me out on the side of the road in my 89. Had a jeep ever since.
When i was younger (alot younger) I had a guy cross I-10, wheeled across the grass median to help me out on the side of the road in my 89. Had a jeep ever since.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Raleigh, NC
With my 2010 Wrangler came a DVD that explain basic things like 4wd the tops and all. It was awesome at showing how to put on and take off the top. it had a nice step by step with a guy demonstrating.
And I think you did the right thing showing the guy how to do it. Otherwise, he would have messed the top up eventually folding it down like that.
And I think you did the right thing showing the guy how to do it. Otherwise, he would have messed the top up eventually folding it down like that.
JK Super Freak
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Seattle, WA
Could it have been a rental? The soft tops on all the rental wranglers in Hawaii are all jacked up and obviously they don't care, which is too bad.
I have a similar story. Every time I go for a run in my neighborhood, I would pass this silver Rubicon Unlimited parked out in front of this salon filled with super hot 25-35 year old gals....I'll admit that his fact made me even more eager to provide assistance.
I would always notice that the plastic retainer on the rear windows was never properly tucked into the channel, and they would be flapping away from the door. So, I swung into the salon, asked if it was someone's Jeep parked out front, at which she replied, uh oh, what happened.
I told her I have a similar Jeep and if she would like me to help her with her soft top....she eagerly followed my outside and proclaimed how she was having so much trouble with the soft top, that she never took the time to take it down.
After a 15 minute JK tutorial....she gave me a free haircut, my wife now goes there for her hair, and they're now friends.
...I thought it was a pretty cool scenario all derived from the vehicle I drive.
I have a similar story. Every time I go for a run in my neighborhood, I would pass this silver Rubicon Unlimited parked out in front of this salon filled with super hot 25-35 year old gals....I'll admit that his fact made me even more eager to provide assistance.
I would always notice that the plastic retainer on the rear windows was never properly tucked into the channel, and they would be flapping away from the door. So, I swung into the salon, asked if it was someone's Jeep parked out front, at which she replied, uh oh, what happened.
I told her I have a similar Jeep and if she would like me to help her with her soft top....she eagerly followed my outside and proclaimed how she was having so much trouble with the soft top, that she never took the time to take it down.
After a 15 minute JK tutorial....she gave me a free haircut, my wife now goes there for her hair, and they're now friends.
...I thought it was a pretty cool scenario all derived from the vehicle I drive.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 347
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From: Kailua-Kona, HI
Saturday night having some drinks with the wife and friends at a bar on St. Pete Beach and i see a nice JK with the top down pull up into the parking lot. Looking at it closer I see that that the soft top is all jacked up. I put my drink down and walked out and asked the guy if he had a minute for me to show him the proper way to put his soft top down. He was actually really cool and said sure. Dude didn't even have the windows out, just had everything smashed into the trunk with the arms sticking straight up.
After the lesson he was thankful and the JK was saved from any further damage.
Did I do the right thing or should I just minded my own business?
After the lesson he was thankful and the JK was saved from any further damage.
Did I do the right thing or should I just minded my own business?
Did you fill them in on the Jeep Wave?
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 257
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From: ON
Of course you did the right thing. I was thinking he was going to get offended and tell you off or something thats why your asking our opinion if you did the right thing. Sorta unnecessary asking now is it. No need to rub it in being a good samaritan.
LOL Jk. Love Jeep people.
I always wished they would make a flap or something in the carpet to store the windows so keeps them safe. I always have to keep them at home and sucks if Im somewhere and get stuck in rain.
LOL Jk. Love Jeep people.
I always wished they would make a flap or something in the carpet to store the windows so keeps them safe. I always have to keep them at home and sucks if Im somewhere and get stuck in rain.